Recently discovered this. Molly supports link with existing device just like on signal desktop. It even has benefit of getting entire chat history unlike signal desktop. Just restore the signal backup file during setup and then click link with existing device. Then scan with you primary phone. Beauty of open source. Molly:...
I just started using Firefox Nightly and I’m really liking it. Daily updates, more customization, access to new features (2 full versions ahead of vanilla Firefox).
It feels faster to me but I audited it and it’s actually ever so slightly slower than regular Firefox.
Only two drawbacks – 1) you have to manually give some extensions needed permissions and 2) it makes your browser easier to fingerprint because fewer people use Firefox Nightly.
i also don’t like snaps but mozilla said that the official version of firefox on ubuntu is the snap version, so that’s why canonical pushes it on people
i agree with you that canonical is all to happy to deliver firefox as a snap, but what evidence do you have? money changing hands is definitely a possibility, but snaps do have advantages over debs.
ok, so i’m not arguing with you because i also don’t like snaps. i’m just asking if you have proof so that i can use that info to make a more convincing argument about why snaps suck
Dust is a rewrite of du (in rust obviously) that visualizes your directory tree and what percentage each file takes up. But it only prints as many files fit in your terminal height, so you see only the largest files. It’s been a better experience that du, which isn’t always easy to navigate to find big files (or atleast...
even tho ken thompson was involved in it’s development, it’s still a google product and i hate google. and if you don’t like that, then continue to feed their monopoly on the front-end of the internet…whatever bro
For me, it’s not enough to verify the integrity of an ISO – I also have to verify its authenticity (or at least verify the checksum file) with GPG. I don’t know why, but just need to see that “Good signature” message before I feel safe installing Linux....
I used to use Librewolf but found it lagged behind Firefox too much when it came to security updates. But I agree with you that it does take the work out of configuring Firefox, which is convenient.
Neat URL, ClearURLs Redundant with uBlock Origin’s removeparam and added lists. Any potential extra coverage provided by additional extensions is going to be minimal
Basically title…I’m wondering specifically if my chrome/userChrome.css is increasing my chances of getting fingerprinted/tracked/etc. I can’t find answers on DDG or on Arkenfox’s GitHub, so I’m probably good, but what do you think?
For now I found calcurse (calcurse.org), which also supports synchronization with Google Calendar. But I’m wondering what other text-based calendar apps you are using?
So been moving around a lot with browsers, waterfox, librewolf and very recently degoogle chromium, figured id look at Firefox and holy theres less than half the option in setting then there were afew years back but I gotta say the biggest sin is that adding custom search engine is obfuscated, and the chooses of engines are...
The number of downvotes is bullshit, so you get an upvote from me. People tend to exhibit tribalism when it comes to browsers and distros; don’t ask me why.
I am a Firefox fanboy and long-time user, and I agree with OP that shit like Google and Amazon needs to not be in Firefox. But alas, these kinds of partnerships (esp with Google) are Mozilla’s primary source of funding, so I take it as a necessary evil.
Every browser and company that makes the browser is guilty of some horse fuckery (with Brave for example, their BAT shit). You have to just adjust the browser settings to your liking and get on with life, not dwelling on its flaws.
So just configure Firefox, make sure to install uBlock, read the Arkenfox GitHub page and harden Firefox accordingly, and enjoy using a pretty awesome browser. Do not use a fork (eg Librewolf) because they lag behind Firefox for security updates, with the exception of Mullvad, which is ok to use.
Happy browsing and welcome to the Firefox community!
Hey thank you for this comment. I was just following the ArchWiki and you can also find similar directions here. I think the idea is that on a home network, every device can be trusted, but it’s still good to have a firewall in case your ISP’s firewall is crappy. What do you think?
I mostly use AMD and have been using Wayland since GNOME 40 without any problems, loving the consistently perfect frames and fantastic scaling (with Wayland programs, but nowadays I use nearly no X11-only programs)....
Interesting. It’s my understanding that flatpaks deliver the app as close as possible to the way that the developer intended. With an rpm, someone had to go and take the app from the developer and make it into an rpm, so there’s an extra step there.
For sandboxing, yes, flatpak does do a really good job of that. Otherwise, apps would get sandboxed on Linux with either SELinux or AppArmor.
For security, flatpaks give you the latest version of a package and updates come in automatically, so I view them as being very secure.
Please point out any errors with my reasoning (open invitation to anyone). Thanks!
Apart from signing into multiple accounts or isolating pages under the same domain, is there any advantage to using Firefox containers from a security standpoint or do you think that Total Cookie Protection is sufficient for most use cases / threat models?
PSA: For those who want signal on secondary phone, use molly.
Recently discovered this. Molly supports link with existing device just like on signal desktop. It even has benefit of getting entire chat history unlike signal desktop. Just restore the signal backup file during setup and then click link with existing device. Then scan with you primary phone. Beauty of open source. Molly:...
Introducing Mozilla’s Firefox Nightly .deb Package for Debian-based Linux Distributions (blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/7252206...
"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet (www.defectivebydesign.org)
EOL dates and lifecycles for various software (endoflife.date)
You can add missing ones on Github
Mozilla Finally Launches An APT Repository For Easy Firefox Nightly Updating (www.phoronix.com)
Thanks to dust I deleted a 70 gig file on my drive
Dust is a rewrite of du (in rust obviously) that visualizes your directory tree and what percentage each file takes up. But it only prints as many files fit in your terminal height, so you see only the largest files. It’s been a better experience that du, which isn’t always easy to navigate to find big files (or atleast...
PSA: You're abbreviating Firefox wrong (website-archive.mozilla.org)
Kind of a click-baity title; I apologize....
Installing Linux: Am I paranoid or responsible?
For me, it’s not enough to verify the integrity of an ISO – I also have to verify its authenticity (or at least verify the checksum file) with GPG. I don’t know why, but just need to see that “Good signature” message before I feel safe installing Linux....
Fedora Sway Gets Sassy (lemmy.ml)
Found this gem in one of the config files for Fedora Sway:...
PSA: You probably don't need that extension (github.com)
I’m sure a lot of us are already using Firefox with uBlock Origin, and I’m also sure that most of us already know about Arkenfox....
I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.
I see a lot of people, including friends and family, sharing URLs rife with tracking parameters....
Is customizing Firefox via userChrome.css bad for privacy?
Basically title…I’m wondering specifically if my chrome/userChrome.css is increasing my chances of getting fingerprinted/tracked/etc. I can’t find answers on DDG or on Arkenfox’s GitHub, so I’m probably good, but what do you think?
Good text-based calendars for Linux?
For now I found calcurse (calcurse.org), which also supports synchronization with Google Calendar. But I’m wondering what other text-based calendar apps you are using?
Since when did Firefox make it so difficult to set custom search engine?
So been moving around a lot with browsers, waterfox, librewolf and very recently degoogle chromium, figured id look at Firefox and holy theres less than half the option in setting then there were afew years back but I gotta say the biggest sin is that adding custom search engine is obfuscated, and the chooses of engines are...
Do you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?
Hi. I wanted to know if it’s needed to install a firewall on a linux desktop/laptop. Why yes or why no?
Great experience with Wayland on Nvidia with GNOME 44
I mostly use AMD and have been using Wayland since GNOME 40 without any problems, loving the consistently perfect frames and fantastic scaling (with Wayland programs, but nowadays I use nearly no X11-only programs)....
Thoughts on new Japanese Firefox fork? (floorp.app)
There’s this new browser built on Firefox that seems to be picking up steam on GitHub lately....
Text-summarizing apps on Linux?
Any FOSS apps for the Linux CLI that can summarize a large text into short paragraphs or bullet points?
Are Firefox containers useful?
Apart from signing into multiple accounts or isolating pages under the same domain, is there any advantage to using Firefox containers from a security standpoint or do you think that Total Cookie Protection is sufficient for most use cases / threat models?